GREYCLIFFE INQUIRY.

Grey River Argus, 14 January 1928, Page 6

GREYCLIFFE INQUIRY.

SPEED OF TAHITI. Emphasised by Witnesses. SYDNEY, January 13. At the Grcycliffe inquest Justice Herdman, sat on the bench willi Coroner McDonald. The engineer of the Manly Ferry steamer Burrabra, gave evidence that the maximum speed, of his boat was 14 to 141 knots. Then in reply to a question by the Coroner, he said that off Garden Island his boat was following the Tahiti and the Burrabra was travelling at 131 knots. He saw that he could not overhaul tin* Tahiti on the West side of Bradley’s Head, so he went below to open up the Burrabra’s engines to full speed. Rupert Nixon, helmsman on the Burrabra, stated that he saw the Grcycliffe alter her course and added that he did not think there would have been an accident if the Tahiti had slowed to let the Grcycliffe get past. He saw the i Grcycliffe x Xurn to port across the TaTiiti’s course. SHIP MASTERS’ DEMAND. ROYAL COMMISSION. SYDNEY,', January 13. As an outcome of the Grcycliffe disaster, a meeting of masters’ of steamers resolved to request the Fedral oGvrnmcnt to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the navigation regulations of Sydney Harbour.